Job 10

“My inner self loathes my life; ⌞I want to give vent to my complaint⌟; I want to speak out of the bitterness of my inner self.

ESTÁ mi alma aburrida de mi vida: daré yo suelta á mi queja sobre mí, hablaré con amargura de mi alma.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me.

Diré á Dios: no me condenes; hazme entender por qué pleiteas conmigo.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

I will tell God, ‘Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of the wicked?

¿Parécete bien que oprimas, que deseches la obra de tus manos, y que resplandezcas sobre el consejo de los impíos?

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

⌞Do you have eyes of flesh⌟? Or ⌞do you see as human beings see⌟?

¿Tienes tú ojos de carne? ¿ves tú como ve el hombre?

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees?

Are your days as the days of human beings, or your years as the days of man,

¿Son tus días como los días del hombre, ó tus años como los tiempos humanos,

Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,

Are your days as the days of mortals, or your years as man’s years,

that you seek out my iniquity, and you search for my sin

Para que inquieras mi iniquidad, y busques mi pecado,

That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

that you inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin?

because of your knowledge that I am not guilty, and there is no escaping from your hand?

Sobre saber tú que no soy impío, y que no hay quien de tu mano libre?

Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

Although you know that I am not wicked, there is no one who can deliver out of your hand.

Your hands fashioned me and made me ⌞altogether⌟, then you destroyed me.

Tus manos me formaron y me compusieron todo en contorno: ¿y así me deshaces?

Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

“‘Your hands have framed me and fashioned me altogether, yet you destroy me.

Please remember that you made me like clay, but you turn me into dust again?

Acuérdate ahora que como á lodo me diste forma: ¿y en polvo me has de tornar?

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again?

Did you not pour me out like milk and ⌞curdle me⌟ like cheese?

¿No me fundiste como leche, y como un queso me cuajaste?

Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

Haven’t you poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?

You clothed me with skin and flesh, and you knit me together with bones and sinews.

Vestísteme de piel y carne, y cubrísteme de huesos y nervios.

Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.

You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.

You have granted me life and loyal love, and your care has preserved my spirit.

Vida y misericordia me concediste, y tu visitación guardó mi espíritu.

Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit.

“ ‘Yet you hid these things in your heart; I know that this ⌞was your purpose⌟.

Y estas cosas tienes guardadas en tu corazón; yo sé que esto está cerca de ti.

And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.

Yet you hid these things in your heart. I know that this is with you:

If I had sinned, then you would be watching me, and you would not acquit me of my guilt.

Si pequé, tú me has observado, y no me limpias de mi iniquidad.

If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

if I sin, then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.

If I am guilty, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift my head; I am filled with shame, and just look at my misery!

Si fuere malo, ¡ay de mí! y si fuere justo, no levantaré mi cabeza, estando harto de deshonra, y de verme afligido.

If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still will not lift up my head, being filled with disgrace, and conscious of my affliction.

And if my head grows bold, you would hunt me as the lion in its prime; ⌞and you repeat your exploits against me⌟.

Y subirá de punto, pues me cazas como á león, y tornas á hacer en mí maravillas.

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

If my head is held high, you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me.

You renew your witnesses against me, and you increase your vexation against me; ⌞relief forces⌟ are against me.

Renuevas contra mí tus plagas, y aumentas conmigo tu furor, remudándose sobre mí ejércitos.

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation on me. Changes and warfare are with me.

So why did you bring me forth from the womb? I should have passed away, ⌞and no eye should have seen me⌟.

¿Por qué me sacaste de la matriz? Habría yo espirado, y no me vieran ojos.

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

“‘Why, then, have you brought me out of the womb? I wish I had given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been brought from the womb to the grave.

Fuera, como si nunca hubiera sido, llevado desde el vientre á la sepultura.

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

Are not my days few? Let him leave me alone; let him turn from me, and let me rejoice a little.

¿No son mis días poca cosa? Cesa pues, y déjame, para que me conforte un poco.

Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Aren’t my days few? Stop! Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

Before I go—and I will not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,

Antes que vaya para no volver, á la tierra de tinieblas y de sombra de muerte;

Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

before I go where I will not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

to the land of darkness, like the darkness of a deep shadow and ⌞chaos⌟, so that it shines forth like darkness.’ ”

Tierra de oscuridad, lóbrega como sombra de muerte, sin orden, y que aparece como la oscuridad misma.

A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

the land dark as midnight, of the shadow of death, without any order, where the light is as midnight.’”